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Nevada Residents Will Vote on Abortion Rights in November
A measure seeking to protect abortion access in the State Constitution will appear on the ballot. It is one of…
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Mulling Reparations, California Sets Aside $12 Million as a Start
Direct cash payments are not imminent, but under the state’s new budget, the money could go toward other reparations-related proposals…
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Iowa Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect
Republican lawmakers passed the restrictions last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law.
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Fact-Checking Biden’s and Trump’s Claims on Domestic Policy
We scrutinized the presidential candidates’ recent claims on abortion, health care, crime and climate change ahead of the debate.
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Opposing Visions of a New South
Last week, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, a Democrat, signed an executive order pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions, saying, “Today, we…
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The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics?
Eight states are certain or likely to field election initiatives that would overhaul redistricting or give voters a greater voice…
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Biden Condemns Protest Outside Los Angeles Synagogue as Antisemitic
After a clash between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators turned violent over the weekend, leaders said such protests outside houses of…
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Clarence Thomas and John Roberts Are at a Fork in the Road
Two years ago, when the Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, it created…
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Toxic Moonshine Leaves at Least 53 Dead in India’s South
Consumption of tainted bootleg alcohol has caused several instances of mass deaths in recent years as drinkers seek out illicit…
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U.S.D.A. Avocado Inspectors Will Start Returning to Mexican Packing Plants
The inspections in Michoacán, the Mexican state responsible for most avocado exports to the U.S., were suspended last weekend because…